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Fred R Martin Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $208,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Fred R Martin Foundation, a private foundation in Portland, OR, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $208,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 3, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to The Empire Files in Portland, OR for investigative journalism to highlight underreported issues.
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- EIN
- 923780445
- Based in
- Portland, OR
- Assets
- $1,905,623
- Grants paid
- $208,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 3, 2026, IRS object ID 202602469349100030. It reported $208,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Empire Files | Portland, OR | Investigative journalism to highlight underreported issues | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heal Palestine | Kent, OH | Empowering palestinian children and youth through access to quality health services and education | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Washington, DC | Defending constitutional rights | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Physicians for Palestine | Houston, TX | To strengthen medical relief efforts, equip clinics and suppport physicians and patients in palestine | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tri-Valley Cares | Livermore, CA | Working to stop new nuclear warheads/bomb plants and promote nuclear disarmament | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union de Vecinos de Pico Aliso | Los Angeles, CA | To support los angeles tenants union (latu sila) | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for New Music San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | To build the new music community | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lab SF | San Francisco, CA | To support the important work of supporting artists | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alaska Community Action On Toxics | Anchorage, AK | Eliminate exposure to toxics through collaborative research, education and advocacy | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of California Davis | Davis, CA | To support innovative research in the msk health fund | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Progressive International Exchange | Calabasas, CA | To support digital education, int'l delegations, & multilingual publications | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Beyond War | Charlottesville, VA | To support "military poisons and their environmental testing initiative at fort ord, ca | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Summerville Bears Boosters Club | Tuolumne, CA | To support the summerville bears stunt team | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202502799349101030. It reported $334,000 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Files Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Investigative journalism to highlight underreported issues | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberation Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Research, education and publishing on political, economic and social models | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heal Palestine | Kent, OH | Empowering palestinian children and youth through access to quality health services and education | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Humanitarian relief work for sick and injured children in the middle east | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-Valley Cares | Livermore, CA | Working to stop new nuclear warheads/bomb plants and promote nuclear disarmament | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Economic and Policy Research | Washington, DC | To promote democratic debate on economic & social issues | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Washington, DC | Defending constitutional rights | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Tucson, AZ | Achieve social change and economic justice by building a unified grassroots movement | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Veterans for Peace | St Louis, MO | To amplify the veteran voice calling for transformation and the hope for peace | Public and societal benefit | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for New Music San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | To build the new music community | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lab SF | San Francisco, CA | To support the important work of supporting artists | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alaska Community Action On Toxics | Anchorage, AK | Eliminate exposure to toxics through collaborative research, education and advocacy | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup | New York, NY | To preserve and protect the natural ocean environment for the benefit of the public | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Felton Institute | Alameda, CA | Respond to human needs with cutting edge social services and treatments | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rebel Army Runs | Monroe, NY | To support a food program at the jackie robinson senior center in new york city | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Center On Conscience & War | Washington, DC | To extend and defend the rights of conscientious objectors to war | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | To secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The People's Forum | New York, NY | Advocating for an end to the u.s. blockade in cuba | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Congo | Washington, DC | Raise consciousness about challenges in the congo and support congolese instititutions | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Road Runners Club of America | Falls Church, VA | To promote and encourage long distance running as a competitive sport and healthy exercise | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Usatf Pacific Foundation | Folsom, CA | Helping rising athletes in our communities | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed December 2, 2025, IRS object ID 202523369349100022. It reported $179,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Files | Los Angeles, OR | Investigative journalism to highlight underrported issues | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Humanitarian relief work for sick and injured children in the middle east | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| N 'aikne O Maui Inc | Lahaina, HI | N 'aikne o maui, inc. is a registered 501c3 and is community led, focused, and funded. immediately after the disaster, n 'aikne spearheaded recovery and relief efforts to affected residents. partners | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Washington, DC | Defending constitutional rights | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Media Freedon Foundationproject Censored | Ithaca, NY | Mission is to promote critical media literacy, independent journalism, and democracy. educate students and the public about the importance of a truly free press for democratic self-government. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alaska Community Action On Toxics | Anchorage, AK | Eliminate toxic chemicals from alaska's environment and the ensuing health impacts | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for New Music | San Francisco, CA | Mission is to build the new music community. efforts include robust programming at our facility in san francisco, as well as professionalservices for our member community, and a growing set of resourc | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Climate Defiance Action | Jersey City, NJ | End fossi fuel extraction on federal lands and waters. end sacrafice zones and usher in a just transition for those most impacted. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gi Rights Network | Arcata, CA | Military discharges and military counseling. collectively informing military members since 1994. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lab SF | San Francisco, CA | Support the important work of supporting artists | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-Valley Cares | Livermore, CA | Work to stop new nuclear warheads and bomb plants, promote nuclear disarmament, and demand justice for our community and others polluted by nuclear development. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Veterans for Peace | St Louis, MO | Amplify the veteran voice calling for transformation and the hope for peace. | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Institute for Creative Research E4 | Portland, OR | A platform for developing new models of critique, an experimental school and research instituite devoted to work on major contemporary questions of pressing concern and global import in terms of junct | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $74,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $60,000 |
| Environment | $30,000 |
| Health care | $20,000 |
| Animal-related | $20,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $20,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $312,000 |
| District of Columbia | $95,000 |
| Oregon | $79,000 |
| Ohio | $50,000 |
| New York | $50,000 |
| Alaska | $30,000 |
| Arizona | $25,000 |
| Texas | $20,000 |
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Updated September 3, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.